Definition of steal

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Steal (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.

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Stealing :: Stealing (n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
Deceive :: Deceive (v. t.) To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
Pilfer :: Pilfer (v. i.) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft..
Thieve :: Thieve (v. t. & i.) To practice theft; to steal.
Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..
Parasite :: Parasite (n.) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager..
Whitlow :: Whitlow (a.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration. The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone..
Manstealer :: Manstealer (n.) A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.
Unhoard :: Unhoard (v. t.) To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Pickpurse :: Pickpurse (n.) One who steals purses, or money from purses..
Sneak :: Sneak (imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Rig :: Rig (v. t.) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer..
Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
Stealthiness :: Stealthily (adv.) In a stealthy manner.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice..
Thief :: Thief (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
Slink :: Slink (a.) To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak.
Stealthful :: Stealth (v. t.) The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense.
Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..
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